The
Counties (Detached Parts) Act 1844 made the entire area part of Worcestershire. Each of these townships, chapelries and hamlets became a civil parish in 1866.
Subsequently
Ridgacre, under the name of Quinton was added to Birmingham in
Warwickshire in 1909, and has formed part of the Birmingham metropolitan district in
West Midlands since 1974
Halesowen (with Cakemore, Cradley, Hasbury, Hawne, Hill, Illey, Lapal and Lutley) has formed part of the
Metropolitan Borough of Dudley in West Midlands since 1974
Oldbury, Warley Salop and Warley Wigorn became part of the
County Borough of Warley (Worcestershire)[2] in 1966 and since 1974 the
Sandwell metropolitan borough in West Midlands
Frankley and Romsley do not form part of any metropolitan district; and are part of the
Bromsgrove district of Worcestershire; part of Frankley was added to Birmingham and is now known as
New Frankley in Birmingham